I really don't want to be emperor at the end of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 226 Settling Disputes in a Civilized Way

Chapter 225

Just like a classic line of Li Yunlong in "Bright Sword": "Any army has its own tradition. What is tradition? Tradition is a kind of character, a kind of temperament. This tradition and character are formed by this army when it is formed. , determined by the character and temperament of the first military chief, he injected soul into this army, and from then on, no matter how time goes by or personnel changes, the soul of this army will always exist.”

In fact, Ning Haijun also has such a character. When Cheng Shijie established Ning Haijun, he clearly told all the soldiers of Ning Haijun that as soldiers, they only do two things in their lives, fighting and preparing for war.No matter at any time, in the face of the enemy's provocation, we must not evade, let alone compromise.

When you meet an enemy, you must shine your sword, and if you shine your sword, you must drink blood.This is the soul that Cheng Shijie injected into Ning Haijun.

What happened in Luzon was caused by the misjudgment of the Spaniards. The Spaniards are used to being superior in Luzon. Whether it is the Chinese in Luzon or the natives of Luzon, they all raise fat pigs. The fat pigs are fattened. Yes, it is natural to kill and eat meat.

The last large-scale massacre of Chinese was also in 37, the 1609th year of Wanli. Because Chinese businessmen protested that the tax was too heavy, the Spanish authorities massacred more than [-] Chinese.These two large-scale massacres of the Chinese brought significant benefits to the Spanish colonial authorities.

You must know that the Chinese are very wealthy in Luzon, because the Chinese are very hardworking, whether they are engaged in business or agricultural planting, they can generate huge benefits every year.In these two massacres of the Chinese, they seized more than 3000 million taels of silver from the Chinese.

Now after more than 20 years of development, the Chinese have grown from less than 37 households in the 3th year of Wanli to [-]. Looking at the wealth of the Chinese, the Spaniards are very tempted.

As usual, they lit up their cannons and yelled at Zheng Hegang.

But the problem is, what they didn't expect was that if Ning Haijun said to do it in half an hour, then he would really do it.

In order to prevent the main battleship of the Ning Navy from being hit by the Spanish coastal defense ship, the Ning Navy warship lowered to half sail and moved towards Manila Bay along an arc.

If you observe carefully, you will find that the tactics used by the warships of the Ning Navy Navy at this time are not actually naval warfare tactics, but riding and shooting tactics like the Jiannu and Mongols.Every battleship is a team of cavalry, and the naval guns become arrows in the hands of the cavalry.

Of course, when the Jiannu and the Mongols faced the Ning Navy, they suffered from the range. When the Jiannu and the Mongols faced other Ming armies with poor equipment, this cavalry and shooting tactic was very deadly.

Every shot will cause heavy losses to the Ming army and cause casualties all over the place. Unless the infantry of the Ming army has more bows and shields, if it is a pike formation, a few rounds of volleys are enough to collapse the pike formation.

Because the area of ​​Manila Bay is limited, the warships of the Ning Navy formed a formation of twelve ships, and the side guns were aimed at the Spanish forts.

With Ning Haijun's firing, the Spaniards would not stand up and be beaten, they also started firing.

"Boom boom boom..."

Suddenly, a large cloud of gunpowder smoke rose from the Spaniard's fort, and the shot shot came through the air, hitting a water column more than ten meters high in the sea. In all fairness, the power of the Spaniard's coastal defense naval gun is really good!It's not impossible to be accurate. If Ning's navy stays in place like Zheng's fleet attacked Wusongkou, maybe a few warships will be hit.

The most accurate shot fired by the Spanish coastal defense artillery was more than 20 meters away from the Dengzhou ship of the Ning Navy, and the huge water column drenched the deck of the Dengzhou ship with sea water.

Even if it was not hit accurately, if the warships of the Ning Navy still used front-mounted smoothbore guns fired with black powder, the sea water fired by this gun would be enough to destroy several naval guns, and the gunpowder covered with sea water would Definitely can't launch.

It's just a pity that Ning Haijun's naval guns use separate ammunition, and they don't need to be ignited with an open flame. Even if the shells are soaked in seawater for a short time, they can still be fired normally.

"Let these Xiyi see what it means to wash the ground with cannon fire!"

"Launch, launch..."

Following Li Zhixiang's order, the twelve sea shark-class warships of the first formation received the order through the walkie-talkie at the same time.

"Boom boom boom..."

Twelve Jusha-class twelve sideboard three-inch guns started at the same time, a total of 140 four guns sprayed out huge gunpowder smoke. The artillery has a natural advantage in reload speed.

It's just a pity that this kind of silk-wrapped cannonball is really a prodigal, and then the second round fired at the same time, almost without stopping.

The next moment, shells hit the turret one by one, and the explosion points exploded like a kaleidoscope, expanding into a large ball of fire, which spread at an alarming speed. The thunderous explosion made the sky rumble and the earth tremble violently.

Governor Juan only felt his legs go limp on the pier, and he sat down on the ground!In spite of the stupefied gaze of the senior officials of the Spanish colonial authorities, the sixteen forts became boiling craters, from which erupted terrible flames.

The buildings were torn to pieces by the blast, and the trees were either cut into toothpicks by the flying shrapnel, or turned into torches by the high temperature generated by the explosion. Just burn it there...

Sixteen gun fortresses, four of which have been turned into a sea of ​​flames, no one knows how many people were blown to pieces in an instant, and those who were still alive screamed in horror in the fire, or were like headless chickens. Running wildly, I didn't even know what I was shouting.

In a word, the Spaniards were frightened by such a terrible blow!
Juan's eyeballs almost fell to the ground, and he hissed, "Oh... God... What kind of weapon is this? When did the artillery become so powerful?"

Those Spanish gentlemen who kept shouting and killing had cold sweat on their foreheads, and they touched their chests in unison, "It's terrible, it's terrible..."

Colonel Omor reacted quickly, pointing to the lieutenant colonel beside him and said: "Quickly, let our soldiers retreat and stay away from the sea. They can't do anything here. On the contrary, they will be killed and injured by the artillery of the Ming army." !"

These Spanish soldiers hurriedly retreated as if they were pardoned.

However, at this moment, Li Zhixiang yelled at Chief Qian, the commander-in-chief of the First Squadron, on the walkie-talkie: "Li Yuan, you bastard, I told you to concentrate on fighting. Where did you shoot the cannons? These shells are very expensive. of!"

Li Yuan is Li Zhixiang's nephew and Li Fang's younger brother. It is an indisputable fact that Li's nephew and uncle occupy the main position in the navy.

Li Yuan was reprimanded by Li Zhixiang, but he didn't dare to speak back.In the two rounds of shelling just now, a total of 280 shells were fired, and twelve of the sixteen forts were still there, especially the four forts that were hit. Obviously, the second round of shelling was no longer needed, and it was a complete waste.It's outrageous!

However, there is no way to catch the fired shells. The only thing everyone can do is to reload and wait for the next opportunity to shoot.

Then came the performance of the Second Squadron. Although the breech-mounted smoothbore guns fired fast, the problem was that the battleship would deviate from the target when it was moving. It was too late for the third round of shelling, and the firing angle needed to be readjusted. It's better to turn around again, and it's a big deal to start all over again.

Since Li Zhixiang opened the whole channel, all squadron chiefs could hear what he said when he reprimanded Li Yuan.The naval division of the Ning Navy is not the same as that of the army. A single Jusha-class battleship is at the level of a hundred generals, and four warships are combined into a strike brigade. Second battleship.

During the first round of shelling by the twelve Jusha-class warships of the Second Squadron, 140 four shells did not hit any of the forts, but aimed at the pier.

There is no way, the commander of the Second Squadron saw Governor Juan, a large group of Spaniards who looked like big men, and Spanish soldiers who were retreating.This time they decided to attack the Spanish land forces first to prepare for the landing on Luzon. Once the Spanish army suffered heavy casualties, their landing on Luzon would be very smooth.

140 The power of the four shells was astonishing. On the wharf of the South Port of Manila, a wall of flames rose from the ground. Amidst lightning and thunder, the wind wrapped the flames in a circular and overwhelming spread, enclosing each warehouse area in the flame vortex.

The blown trees were uprooted, civil structures collapsed, and houses made of bark burned like a matchbox. Spanish soldiers, natives, and Spanish mercenaries struggled and wailed in the raging fire.

Seeing this purgatory flame, the faces of the Chinese in Zheng He's port were all pale.

At this time, almost all the high-rise buildings in the Zhenghe Port area had observation points one by one. These observers were not military personnel, but Chinese leaders in Luzon and shopkeepers of various merchants.

Wu Shangzhi saw the flames on the South Port of Manila through the binoculars, and there was a huge explosion. He murmured: "It turns out that they are dragons crossing the river!"

"Let me just say, without diamonds and porcelain work, General Cheng Shao has such great strength!"

Wu Dakuan did not go up to the roof to watch the battle, but looked at the patriarchs of the other major families indifferently: "This time, we Chinese in Luzon owe a great favor to General Cheng! As a human being, we must not forget our roots!"

Li Guoqun murmured: "I'm afraid this matter will become too big, and General Cheng will cause a big disaster. I am afraid that General Cheng will not be able to handle this matter!"

Wu Dakuan saw Wu Shangzhi approaching, and asked, "How is the situation now?"

"General Cheng's subordinates are fighting against the Spaniards. Nangang has been blown into ruins. The Spaniards have suffered a lot and suffered heavy casualties!"

Speaking of this, Wu Shangzhi said excitedly: "Now the Spaniards will suffer!"

Wu Dakuan said: "My old man has lived most of his life, all he knows is that this time, if the cannons from General Cheng's warship don't bombard us, we will really lose our house!"

Li Guoqun still had a fresh memory of the tragedy of more than 20 years ago. He murmured: "25 years ago, 49 members of our Li family died!"

"53 members of our Hu family died, even my grandson who just turned one year old..."

"We want to support General Cheng!"

Wu Dakuan looked at the crowd and said seriously: "We want to support General Cheng, just so that next time something like this happens, he will come back with cannons to support us! There is no such thing as money in the world. I know those officials too well. Let’s lift a silver mountain out, keep Mr. Cheng, protect Young General Cheng, just keep ourselves!”

Wu Shangzhi understood what Wu Dakuan meant, and he said with some difficulty: "Father, what do you mean, our Lu Song Wu family is tied to General Cheng?"

Li Guoqun said: "Brother Wu, how can our Nanyang Li family be missing in this matter?"

"Our Hu family's clan is in Annan, so I'll write a letter to Annan's clan (patriarch) right now. Let's tie up with General Cheng, advance and retreat together, share honor and disgrace!"

The Chinese present were so excited, how many years has it been?They live in Nanyang, although Zheng Zhilong has become the overlord of the sea, even the Spaniards and Dutch, including the Portuguese, the British, and all Westerners have to pay him protection fees, but the problem is that Zheng Zhilong only cares about his own money and does not care about it. The life and death of Luzon Chinese, Javanese Chinese, and Nanyang Chinese.

In history, Zheng Zhilong did not care. After Zheng Zhilong surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, Zheng Chenggong came to power and mastered the basics of the Zheng family. He heard that the Spanish Luzon colonial authorities massacred Chinese for the fourth time (1662), and he ordered Li Ke Luo carried a copy of his credentials and threatened the Spanish authorities to send troops to assist the Chinese in Luzon.

The Spanish authorities were terrified. When they released tens of thousands of Chinese who were ready to be massacred, the Spaniards were afraid that Zheng Chenggong would attack Luzon, and ordered envoys to go to Taiwan to beg for peace. However, Zheng Chenggong died of an illness. Qing has no sense of sea power, so let this matter go.

The Luzon Chinese moved very quickly. Before the Ning Navy successfully captured Manila, they each gave thousands or tens of thousands of taels of silver, raising a total of 360 million taels of silver and preparing to give it to Cheng Shi.At the same time, they are also working on their relationship, preparing to go directly north to see Cheng Shijie.

Of course, after Ning Haijun took action in Manila, he had the intention of conquering Manila. When Spain was eyeing the wealth of the Chinese, Ning Haijun was actually greedy for Luzon.

You must know that Luzon is rich in rain and resources. The Spaniards can get millions of taels of silver in Luzon every year, which can even catch up with the fiscal revenue of Ming Dynasty for a year.

Not to mention Cheng Shi's tempting, Xie Jinglin has explained the importance of Luzon to Cheng Shijie three times, the big staff is too small, but Luzon is big, occupying Luzon, the Ning Navy can attack and retreat.

With the combat strength of the Ning Navy's army, it only needs to station more than [-] troops in Luzon, and Spain does not want to take back Luzon.

……

The naval battle in Manila continued, and when the Ning Navy bombarded the south port of Manila, Spanish warships patrolling the outer sea also followed.

After receiving the news of the appearance of the Spanish fleet, Li Zhixiang ordered the first fleet to meet the enemy, and the other second, third, and fourth squadrons continued to attack Manila South Port.

To Li Zhixiang's great surprise, these Spanish navies actually formed a circle with the First Squadron of the Ning Navy overseas in Manila.

"No kind of coward!"

Li Zhixiang watched the Jinzhou of the Fourth Squadron of the Ning Navy Navy get hit, and he felt a little distressed, but this is how wars are, and no one can guarantee an absolute victory.

"Golden State" is one of the four King Kongs of the Ning Navy. It was also the pride of the past and the largest warship ever. Unfortunately, time has passed.

The Big Four King Kong has become a mascot in the battle sequence of the Ninghai Navy.But the problem is that the Four King Kongs don't want to act as mascots. During naval battles, they risk arriving and attacking.

Although a Spanish fort was successfully destroyed, it was hit by a grape shell fired by a large-caliber naval gun.

"Report the loss!"

"23 people were killed on the Jinzhou, the side deck was penetrated, the rudder was damaged, the main mast of the Haizhou was severely damaged, and it lost power!"

"The Second Squadron takes cover and drags the Jinzhou and Haizhou back! The Third Squadron continues to attack!"

The target of the third squadron was the last three forts. They were about to shoot, but they saw the Spanish soldiers inside the forts escaping from the inside, screaming and holding their heads, and fled down the forts.

The gunner was stunned: "I haven't even fired yet, why are you running?"

They didn't fight, but the problem is that the four squadrons of the main battleship of the Ning Navy have fired thousands of shells at the sixteen Spanish forts in Manila. These are not solid shells with extremely low power, but blooming shells.

Whether it is the shock wave of the explosion or the flying shrapnel, the soldiers facing the fort are extremely lethal. The fort in Manila is different from the Ninghai fort at Wusongkou.

The fort built by the Ning Navy at Wusongkou was a concealed semi-underground fortification with anti-blasting holes, but the Spanish fort in Manila was open-air.It's just that there is a circle of sandbags around the cannon. This kind of fortification basically has no defensive effect on the shells.

Even if they were not hit directly, the light shock wave could shock them to death, but the key is that they are fine if they don't fire. Once they fire, they will immediately encounter the most violent revenge.

In this situation, the Spanish artillery refused to fire. While the Second Squadron wanted to tow away the damaged warships, they did not continue to fire while the Ning Navy was busy and had no time to deal with them, but took the opportunity to escape.

In fact, the Spanish troops in Luzon are all second-line troops, and the real first-line proficient troops are all fighting the enemy in Europa.

Li Zhixiang expressed indifference to the escape of the Spaniard.

What made them even more surprised was that the Spanish warships, a total of seven warships, did not fire a single shot or fight a single battle, and they actually hoisted a white flag.

"How is this going?"

"It doesn't matter, let everyone get ready, send people to surrender, and if they dare to play tricks, send them into the sea!"

Li Zhixiang said: "Old Shen, you command the landing operations!"

"it is good!"

Shen Shikui said in his heart: "I should have been here long ago!"

Shen Shikui's status in the Dongjiang Army is much higher than that of Li Zhixiang, but the problem is that Li Zhixiang took refuge in Cheng Shijie earlier than him, and Cheng Shijie's principle of employing people is based on priority. Easy to get promoted.

Of course, if the disparity in ability is too great, the principle of first come, first served does not apply.

Shen Shikui took over the command and directly ordered: "Order to jump the battalion, attack and take down the pier!"

Jumping was originally the establishment of the army of the Tang Dynasty.

In "Li Weigong's Art of War", there are regulations on the number of troops for each expedition. Generally, 4000 troops are sent to each expedition by a general.Of course, this is not a dead indicator, it will be increased or decreased according to the actual situation, and it will be "temporarily changed".As for the composition and structure of the arms, General Li explained in detail: a 2800-man field force, called the "Chinese Army", must have 70 combatants, a ratio of [-]%.

Among the 2800 combatants, there were 800 crossbowmen, and the crossbowmen were further subdivided: 400 archers, 400 bowmen, 1000 cavalry, and 500 sword and shield soldiers. The Tang Dynasty called this type of soldiers "" Dancing".

In fact, jumping generally refers to the elite soldiers who charge into battle.

Under the cover of the Second Squadron and the Fourth Squadron, the sixteen sandships in the Chinese Army's position rushed to the pier first.There are a total of [-] soldiers from the jumping battalion on each battleship, and the whole battalion has a total of more than [-] soldiers.

These soldiers were not actually prepared to capture Luzon. In fact, at this stage, Cheng Shijie had no plan to capture Luzon. These soldiers were to guard against Zheng Zhilong’s pirate soldiers. On the enemy's battleship, after fighting, capture the enemy's battleship.

The reason why Zheng Zhilong has more than 3000 warships is because most of his battles were obtained by robbing.

It is not easy to become the elite jumping soldiers of the Ning Navy. First of all, they must be able to swim and not get seasick. These soldiers are either from the Dongjiang Army or from Shandong. It is more than forty catties, of course Ming Jin, but in fact each of them weighs 48 catties of armor.

In addition to the Mo Dao made of high manganese steel, the weapons used are six grenades. Of course, this army also has other equipment, which is a pair of strong bows and [-] sharp arrows. These archers are for the Mo Dao army. For remote cover.

The landing operations of the jumping soldiers did not receive any resistance.

Watching this heavy armored infantry land, Juan stood on the city wall of Manila, but felt a little uneasy.

This city was founded by the Spaniards. It is located on the south bank of the Bashi River, about 64 kilometers away from the port. The area is actually not large, with a total area of ​​about 960 hectares. If converted into mu, it is [-] mu.All the walls are about [-] meters high and are made of stone.

In the face of artillery, they have strong defense capabilities. Even if the natives of Luzon are exhausted, they cannot capture this castle.

Of course, in history, the castle did not change hands until Spain withdrew from Luzon.

However, Juan now has no sense of security.

When Ning Haijun's jumping soldiers appeared in sight, Juan looked at Louis and said, "Louis, you go to negotiate with the Ming people. We are all members of the civilized world, and we should resolve disputes in a civilized way!"

(End of this chapter)